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Bath vs Hampton Falls vs Meredith
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
Hampton Falls has the highest household income ($166k).
Meredith has the oldest population (median age 55.5).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Bath | Hampton Falls | Meredith |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
2,328Lowest |
6,758 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+6.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Lowest 17% above U.S. |
49.5±7.3 27% above U.S. |
55.5±3.7Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Meredith and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.6%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hampton Falls and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
25%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
34.2%±5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Meredith and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bath and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$166,157±$14kHighest 106% above U.S. |
$87,019±$19k 8% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30kLowest 7% below U.S. |
$772,600±$76kHighest 132% above U.S. |
$480,100±$48k 44% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,852±$475Highest 31% above U.S. |
$1,149±$304 19% below U.S. |
| Hampton Falls and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Lowest 23% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,006 61% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
27.2%±22.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.5%±9.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Bath and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
75.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.8%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.7%±4.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Meredith and Hampton Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | — | #62 of 120 in NH |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | Hampton Falls School District | Inter-Lakes Cooperative School District |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Inter-Lakes High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 11.1Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.